Eyeleting-machine.



J. KELLEE.l

' EYELETING MACHINE.

` y APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.. I 1,1 12,704. Patented 001.6, 1914.

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J. KELLER.

EYELETING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY I4, 1912. A i

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J. KELLER. EYBLETING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

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J. KELLER.

BYELETING MACHINE.

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IllllllI-llll lllllllll I. KELLER.

EYELETING MACHINE.

APPLICATION PILED MAY 14, 1912.

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J. KELLER. EYELETINGr` MACHINE. APPLLOATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

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QQ mmv J. KELLER.

EYELETING MACHINE.4 APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

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Quai??? j? Lvi/L07? J. KELLER. BYELETING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

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J KELLER.

EYELETING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

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J. KELLER. EYELETING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

Patented Got. 6, 1914.

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rmrrnn srmrns Parnu JEREMIA'H KEJ.`.|LER, -OF CHICAGO, ILILINOIS,r ASSIGNOR TO HANSON & ZIMMERS,.OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A'COPARTNERSHIP COMPOSED- 0F PETER HANSON LAND JOSEPH B.- ZDLIMEBS.

EYELETING-LMA'CHINE.

r Specification .of Letter'slatent.

To all whom it may concern:

' Chicago, 'in the county oftGook-and- State -.of=Ill1nois, have inventedcertafin new and useful. Improvements Eyeleting-Maehines, of which the' following isy a specification.

The present :invention hasf reference toca machine for placing eyelets in cloth, paper, card-board, or other similar material. i The invention? has reference more particu-i larly to a -machinefor l-accomplislring :the

aforementioned results whenf the :eyelet fris' of Ithat form-in-which a portion -ofthe fablrie or material 4mustI first bewpunched-iout' andcut entirely away.

`More particularly also the'- .invention-hasj reference to amachine for placing that form of eyelet which comprises two members,"one of which seats against one face of the cloth or fabric, and `the other of which seats against the other face thereofpandis joined or 'clamped tothe' first-member. Such` eyelets are used, `vfor-example, rin lbuggy andi automobile tops. #As thus usedv af suitable catch or wing fastened. to theframeof the buggy is passed through the hole =of the'eye# let, and then turned` to overlie a portion of the same in order to fasten' the top". to1 thel buggy frame. A machine for placing this form of eyelet must be so constructed' that the clothor i fabric 1 will: be 'completely 'cut away at a point to register with the hole of the eyelet. `Ifthis-cloth .were not-'cut away, but simplyfdoubled orfoldedback,

it would form a-'largefmafss or thickness at" an inconvenient pointin the fabric, and would thus obstruct or hinder the propen setting of the eyelet,'and its subsequentl use' two memberswhich are seated in coactive' relation against they opposite faces. .of the fabric.

Therefore, another object ofthe invention is to provide a machinewhich will'feed inthese two members of the! eyelet onthe oppositesfaces 4of the cloth at theproper instants voftime,fso1that they may be subsequent-ly clamped andrivetedI together.

Another object'of lthe invention is to pro- 'vide` a lma'cl1ine^whi'ch shall be lcompletely automatic in" all :its'movements, soas to vmini- '.Inize the=labor andi time necessary to perform` the' eyeleting operation. l=To` this end,

-itfis-'desired-y that t'he two members of each ,eyeletwshall be automaticallyv fed intol their propers positions in -proper sequence, so .that 'they4 may afterward be clamped or riveted `[together and secured to the fabric.

'Iwill notnowgofarther into'detail as to fthe various' objects'iand u'ses to beattained bymyimaehine, but it will becomelapparent .fromy a further stu'dyPo'f the specifica-tion and dra-wings i that Iflnany `other useful f objects vmay "be" accomplished, and' many other useful results attained by "chev construction which :is herein `xshown and `'described.

Therefore, lother objects and ruses will appear from'a detailed description of the invention which consists .in the features of construcition and` combination-ofparts hereinafter kdescribed-and claimed. I

' In -order to facilitate an understanding of the drawingsfand the working ofy the mabh-iney shallhereinafter Idesignate the masjoraportionwofl the lcomplete' eyelet as the.

` -Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1- showsfa` side Aelevation of the completed machine, looking at-'the side on Vwhich the 'gearing'v or other" operati-ng mechanism is Patented Get., 6,1914.

Applcation-ledllay 14, 191,2'. 'SeriaLNo. 697,270.

placed, all' parts standing 1n their normal position Fig. 2 shows razfplan-view lof the completed machine with the parts standing in their normal position; Fig. l3 shows a section taken on the-linel of Fig. l, looking ini the direction of the arrows, the female die being thrown forward out of normal osition; Fig. 4 showsvan` enlarged longitudlnal detail section of the forward portion`l of the machinetaken on theline 4-4 of Fig. 2,' lookingfin the direction of the arrows; Fig. -5 shows an' enlarged side detail fot the yoke-head and associated parts,

thelatterstanding in normal: position; Fig. 11@

45 its previously G shows an enlarged section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. Q, looking in the direction of the arrows; F 7( shows a front vievv of the machine, looking directly at the jaws,

all parts standing in their normal position;

ig. 8 shows an enlarged section taken on line @-8 of 6, looking in the direction of the arrovvs; 9 shows an enlarged detail plan view of the female die and Washer i@ feeding mechanism; Fig. l shows a section taken on the line l0l0 of Fig. ll, looking in the direction of the arrows, the gromet being removed; Fig. ll shovvs a section taken on the line ll*ll of Fig. il, looking 1.5 in the direction of the arrows; Fig. l2 is a bottom vievv of the press-head, gromet carrier, and associated parts, as seen on the line 12-12 of Fig. d, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 13 is a detail eleva- 2e tion of the cams and yoke for operating the gromet carrier; Fig. la is a detail elevation of the cams and yoke for operating the male die; l is a detail elevation of the cams t and yoke for moving the female die back and forth; Fig. lo is a detail elevation of the cams and yoke for operating the drop pingmechanism; Fig. 17 is a detail elevation of the cams and yoke for operating the Washer feeding mechanism; Fig. 18 is a detail elevation of the cams and yoke for operating the press-head; Fig. i9 is a detail elevation of the cams and yoke for raising and lowering the anvil; Figs. 20 to 29 inclusive, are diagrammatic side elevations,

showing the main operative parts in ten consecutive positions which constitute a complete cycle of movements of such parts; Fig. 30 lis a plan skeleton vievv of the gromet dropping mechanism in its normal position; Fig. 3l is a side vievv correspond 5o face of the cloth or other fabric, and the other of which, herein termed the Washer, is placed against the other face of the fabric, and suitably united or secured to the first member. las previously stated also,

the machine is intended to place eyelets of that form in which a portion of the fabric or cloth is first out completely away from the body thereof to provide a clean hole which registers with holes in the gromet and to washer.

ln order to place an eyelet of this kind, l have provided a number of main or major elements or mechanisms and suitable operating :mechanismv for 'causing them to ttsuccessively assume the desired relative poi i i sitions. These major elements ae a male die and a female die, by means of which the hole is first punched in the fabric; the gromet carrier, by means of which one of l the major elements of the eyelet is fed into position after the fabric has been punched.; a Washer feeding mechanism, by means of into position; a press-head and an anvil, by means of which the gromet and washer are subsequently forced together and inten locked, at 'the same time clamping the fabric between them. Besides these main elements, there are provided a number of minor ones, such as means for clamping the fabric in fixed position vvith respect to the dies and other major elements, so that after the fabric has been punched the gromet and Washer will be properly and accurately placed; a gromet dropping mechanism or feeder, by means of Which the gromets are fed one at a time into the carrier; and other minor elements.

ln order to more readily understand the detail construct-ion of the entire machine, l shall rst describe briefly the several positions illustrated in Figs. 20 to Q9 inclusive. l shall then proceed to describe in detail the particular construction of mechanism herein adopted to accomplish the desired movements of the major elements hereinbefore referred to.

ln Fig. 20, the major elements are shown in their normal or initial position,that position Whichthey occupy when the eyeleting mechanisms are at rest. ln this hgure, the male die, press-head, and gromet carrier are in raised position, the carrier being at its rearmost movement; a gromet stands in position ready to dro-p into the sition to facilitate an exact placing of the fabric in the machine, so as to insure a proper placing of the eyelet; the anvil is in lowered position; and the female die stands in its normal position.

In Fig. 21, the next movement is illustrated. ln this case, the press-head, carrier, and male die have traveled down a slight distance, but the indicating rod has raised up entirely out of the Way, so as not to interfere with any further movements of the mechanisms. The gromet dropping mechanism, female die and anvil remain in the same positions as in Fig. 20.

lin Fig. 22, the press-head has traveled down fairly close to the female die, but the male die has traveled at a greater speed than the press-head, so that the fabric has been punched. ln this case also, thel dropping mechanism is in the same position as in Figs. 2O and 2l, the gromet carrier is still' in its rearmost position, and the female die and punch are in initial position.

lln Fig. 23, the press-head has raised some which the other element of the eyelet is fed,

carrier; the indicating rod is in lowered polas amena distance, but the male. die has raised at a Y, greater speed, so that. it has drawn into the press-head to strip the cloth from the die. In this case also, the gromet carrier still remains in its rearmost position, but the dropping mechanism has reversed position to drop a gromet into the carrier.

In Fig. 24, the mechanisms are in substantially the same position as in F i'g. 23, with the exception that the female die has been thrown forward out of the way of the anvil, and the washer feeding mechanism has started to draw rearward preparatory to bringing forward another washer.

In Fig. 25, the gromet carrier has been thrown forward to carry and support a grcmet immediately beneath the press-head; the press-head, and gromet carrier have started to lower; and the washer feeding mechanism has completed its rearward movement.-

In Fig. 26 the anvil has started to move up to meet the press-head and grometcar` rier, and the latter mechanisms have moved down toward the anvil such a distance that the prongs of the gromet have been securely clamped or gripped between the press-head and the anvil.

In Fig. 27, the gromet carrier has drawn back out of the way, and the press-head and anvil have completed their movements to rivet the gromet and washer together.

In Fig. 28, the press-head and gromet carrier have raised practically their full amount and the dropping mechanism still remains in the position which it occupied in the change from Fig. 22 to that of Fig. 23.

In Fig. 29, the mechanisms remain in substantially the same position as in Fig. 28, except that the dropping mechanism has reversed position to drop the gromet from the upper to the lower fingers of the dropper. The next change will be from the position of Fig. 29 to that; of Fig. 20, during which change the female die will be drawn back into its initial position, and the washerfeedirg mechanism will be forced forward to feed a washer into position on the anvil preparatory to the next set of operations.

llaving thus described in outline the several major movements which are given to the more important mechanisms, I shall now describe more in detail those mechanisms and the means herein disclosed for securing their proper relative movements.

The frame of the mechanism comprises a pair of side yokes at() and 41, which have their forward ends separated a. desired distance to permit the cloth or other fabric to be easily manipulated. Each lower forward end l2 extends forward in practically a direct line, while each upper forward end 13 extends down toward the vcorresponding ",lower end. These side frames are suitably joined to a central base member 44, by means o-f tap bolts 4:5, the base member being preferably provided with a neck 46 adapted to seat nicely in the boss 17 of a base plate 48. By means of this construction, the entire machine may be rotated into any desired position, although a tap nut 49 may be used to vlock the mechanism in any given position.

The side frame or yolres are cut away in their central portions to provide. a large open space unobstructed by any mechanism, and adapted to accommodate a considerable amount of cloth or other fabric being operated upon. `The main operative elements are carried by a pair of members 50 and 51 which may be suitably secured to the forward ends of the yokes. The member 50 occupies the space. between the upper forward ends 43 while the member 51 occupies the space between the lower forward ends 42. The male die, press-head, gromet feeding mechanism, gromet carrier, and indicating rod are associated with the member 50, while the femaledie, anvil, and washer feeding mechanism are associated with the member 51. v

The member 50 is provided with a lower cross piece 52 and a central cross piece 53 which serve to reinforce it, and serve also as bearings or guide ways for guiding certain members in their vertical movements. A sleeve or rod 54C slides directly in the bearings thus provided, its upper end extending somewhat above the cross piece 53, and its lower end extending below the cross' piece 52. rlhis lower end 55 is flared or expanded out to provide a press-head, the width 'of which measured from side to side of the machine is somewhat greater than the diameter of the sleeve portion, and the length i of which measured from forward to back is. somewhat greater than the width. Figs. 11 and 12 best illustrate this press-head- As shown particularly in Fig. l2, it is provided with downwardly extending projections 5G and 57 in its forward portion, the inner edges 58 and 59 of which are curved to conform substantially to the contour of the gromet, land serve to limit the forward movement thereof, so as to insure an accurate placing of the gromet with respect to the presshead.

The gromet carrier comprises a member G0 having its edges G1 and 62 inturned and slidably mounted in horizontally extending grooves in the sides of the press-head. By means of this construction the gromet carrier can slide back and forthwith respect to the press-head, but must rise and fall with it. rThe gromet carrier is provided with a pair of horizontally extending fingers 63 and 64, which provide a space (i5 between them, and provide the spaces GG and (37 at i neously with the male die.

he gro-met is carried by carrier, the fingers G3 and @e support it. This arrangement will be well understood from ll, which is a view looking directly down on the ngers.

The central portion of the press-head cut away to provide the hole 68, as shown in .F l2, which hole is of suflicient site to free y accommodate the male die G9. llc rod 0 is slidably mounted within the sleeve or tube 5l, and carries the male die at its lower end. rlhe upper end 7l of this rod entends beyond the upper end of the sleeve vto thereby provide a portion to which the operating;1 mechanism for the die may be connected. By means of this construction, the rod and die can have a vertical movement with respect to the sleeve, press-head, and gromet carrier, or the two niembers-the sleeve and associated parts, and the rod and die-can travel together.

rflue press-head is provided with a number of holes 72, best shown in llig. l2, other holes being provided immediately above them in the cross piece 52. rlhese holes accommodate punch rods 73, the lower ends of which are tapered to provide wedge edges, and the function. of which rods is to cut or perforate the cloth or fabric at points surrounding; the portion which is cut away by the male die, through which perforations the ears or lugs of the gromet will pass. l't is intended that these several rods 73 shall travel up and down together and simultarlo attain this result, a collar 7a surrounds the sleeve be, the upper ends of the rods 7? being secured to this collar, as by means of set-screws 75. Referring particularly to Figs. 8 and 2O to 2S) inclusive, it will'be seen that a slot 76 is provided in the sleeve 5e. it pin 77 rides freely in this slot, having its inner end rigidly secured to the rod and its outer end engaging a perforation of the collar. By this construction, the collar is forced to travel up and down in exact synchronism with the movements of the rod 70, and, therefore, the rods 73 must travel in synchronism with the male dies.

lrom the above construction, it will be apparent that each time the male die operates, it will eut away a central portion from the fabric according to its shape, and at the same time the fabric will he perforated at a number of points around this cut-away portion, which perforations will ultimately accommodate ears or prongs of the gromet.

A female die must be properly associated with the male die to secure the proper punching andy perforating operation. 'll`o this end, l have provided the die plate 78 having a central opening 79 corresponding to the male die, and a plurality-of openings 80 corresponding, to the rods 73. rllhis plate "remet depend in these spaces, so that when is rigidly secured to a traveling plate 8l, as best shown injFigs. 3, d, G, and 9. For this purpose, screws 82 are extended upwardly from the traveling,` plate into the die plate, so that the upper surface of the latter may be perfectly flush.

',lh-e member 5l has its forward end formed, as best shown in Figs. .2 and 9, 'to provide the forwardly extending,1 lugs which provide 'the space Se between them.

"The slidable plate is mounted to travel in a forward and back direction on its member 5l, grooves 85, and 8G serving to 2guide the plate in such travel. A pair of bars E37 and 88 are suitably secured to the member 5l, as by means of screws 89, these bars overlying the edge of the slidable plate to prevent it from risingaway from the member lhe slidable plate is provided with a pair of guide slots 90 which engage upwardly ei;- tending pins 91 of the member 5l to more perfectly guide the slidable plate. By means of this arrangement, the plate is accurately limited in its back and 'forth movements, so that, if means are provided for forcing the plate in either direction until the ends of these slots strike said pins, assurance will be had that the slidalole plate is accurately positioned either forward or bach.

ln the initial position of the machine, that shown in Fig. 20, the female die plate, and also the slidable plate, occupy the position shown in Fig. 9. ln this position, the dies are in co-active relation for punching purposes. After the punching operation has been completed, the slidable plate will be thrown forward' into the position of Fig. B, where the perforations of the female die plate will overlie the open space 84: between 105 the projections 83. ln this position, the waste material cut away from the cloth or other fabric can drop down through the opening- 84 to a suitable receptacle, it beingT prevented from falling through the female die plate until the latter has been thrown forward, by mechanism which will be presently described. Now, during the first operation of the machine, namely, the punching operation, the female die plate occupies the position of Fig. 9. rlherefore, at such time it isdesircd that the male die end rods 73 shall be rapidly lowered to effect the punching operation. For this purpose, the presshead is lowered slowly, the gromet carrier in the mean time remaining in the rearward position of lfigs. 4, 5, 8, and Q0 to 24k inclusive, so as not to interfere with the die move-- ments. ly the time the press-head has lowered. fairly close to the cloth, the male die will have been forced below the presshead by a more rapid l'owerino, so that it will enter the female die ant punch the cloth. Ylhereafter, the malo die will rapidly rise While the press-head rises slowly, so 13@ that the male die will draw up above ,ther lower surface of thepress-head, and the lat-,ir ter will strip the male die from the cloth. Afterward, the slidable plate 81 and femalej die will be moved forward into the position; of Fig. 3 to provide a clear space for the.v riveting operation.

The slid-able plate is provided immediately.V

behind the female die plate with a large opening 92, so that, when the slidable plate? is thrown forward into the position of Fig;l 3, this opening will lie immediately under the press-head. The anvil comprises a mem-3 ber 93 having its upper surface formed tol provide grooves 94, best shown in F igs.; 4, 0, and `20 to 29 inclusive. These grooves, are of .such contour'that the downwardly@ projecting ears or prongs ofthe grometf will all be forced inward toward the centerf of the gromet to thus *insure clamping off all of these prongs. This anvil is carried by a block 95 which is vertically slidable in the cross piece 51, and which normally occupies a lowered position beneath tlie slidable4 plate, as best shown in Figs. 4 and 6.

When the slidableplate has been thrownA forward into the position of Fig. 3, suitable mechanism raises the block 9? and anvil up through the opening 92. At the same time the press-head is forced down, the gromet carrier having been thrown forward in the mean time, so that the gromet which rests on the carrier and has its prongs downwardly extending, is caught between the' press-head and the anvil. The gromet car? ricr is their causedy to retreat backward, and

subsequently the anvil and press-head are forced together to complete the riveting. operation. v

N ow, as previously stated, this machine is particularly intended for placing eyelets which comprise the gromet and the washer. For this purpose, means are provided for introducing washers onto the anvil and properly centerlng them thereon prior to the riveting operation. Y This centering means comprises a plate 96 suitably secured to the anvil and block 95, as by means of a screw 97, and which plate is adapted to seat within the opening or hole of the washer. When the washer is slipped over this plate, it willbe exactly centered on the anvil.

The washer' feeding mechanism comprises a plurality of fingers 98, 99, and 100, all of which are connected at their rear ends by a cross piece 1.01, and which fingers are mounted between the slidable plate 81 and the member 51. The lingers preferably seat within slots in the lower face of the slidable plate and are well illustrated in Fig. 6, in which the fingers are seen in cross section.

As shown particularly in Fig. 4, the mem-v ber 51 extends rearwardly a sufficient distance to provide a pocket 102 up through .which the washers are fed. For this purpose, washers 103 are initially fed onto a guide rod 104, a spring 105 serving to force the washers up against the lower faces of the fingers of the feeding mechanism at all times. These fingers normally occupy the forward position, as shown in Figs. 4, 9,

f and 20 to 23 inclusive, so that the forward end of the finger 98 underlies the perforation of the female die and thus prevents the cut-away material from the cloth or fabric from falling down onto the anvil. A. sweeping edge 106 on the slidable plate, best shown in Fig. 4, serves to sweep the cutaway material forward off the finger 98 and cause it to fall down through the opening S4 when the slidable plate and female die l are thrown forward.

As shown particularly in Figs. 4, and 20 i to 29l inclusive, the lower forward ends of the fingers are recessed from front to rear, so that, when the fingers are drawn back, as by pulling on the cross piece 101, when they reach their rearmost position, the spring 105- will cause the washers to rise a slight amount until the top washer 107 snaps up into the recesses in the lower faces of the fingers. 'Thereaften when the vfingers are thrownV forward, this uppermost washer will be caught by the lingers and swept forward, until said washer 107 vfinally drops down over the plate 9G, as shown particularly in Fig. 4. In this manner, vwashers are fed forward one at a time, and eaclrof them is accurately'centered on the anvil.

In order to insure an accurate limitation of movement of the fingers, the fingers 99 and 100 are provided with the forwardly and rearwardly extending slots 108 which engage the pins 109 of the member 51. By

throwing the fingers into either eXtreme poment will be accurately limited forward and back.

As previously stated, the finger 98 serves to prevent the cut-away material from dropping down onto the anvil, and the edge 106 of the slidable plate serves to sweep such material off of said finger when saidy plate is thrown forward. Now, the forward movement of the slidable plate serves to remove the female die and carry the opening 92 over the anvil. Obviously, therefore, the fingers must be drawn backward before the anvil can be raised. But the operating mechanisms are so related that the Vbackward movement of the lingers is delayed until after the sweeping operation has taken place, but said backward movement takes place in ampletime before the anvil rises.

Means must be provided for feeding the gromets to the carrier onc at a time and atproper instants. For this purpose, the

sition as limited by these pins, their movecross piece 52 has its rear portion expanded out to provide the pocket 102, as best shown Vin Fig. 4. rThis pocket is of substantially riore, as the groin/ets are i torni ot loestv atlapteel tor Us the saine shape and size as the @roi/net. is located immediately over the rear or the press-heath ancl iininefliately over the roarniost position ot the groinet carrier7 as is well shoivn in lliggs. 11 anel 12. There @eel down through this pocket with their ears or prongs clown warrlly depending, they Will elrop irninetli ately onto the carrier.

1"1 in the manner shown particularly in 4, antl 2O to 29 inclusive. is connecteel at its upper enel to a slotte@ roel 112 so that the roel lll has a slight sp.. movement with respect to the slotteel The ter roel 112 is provicleel .at its r c la enrl with a hoolrecl pin 113 aelapteel t hoolrecl Clown into the cross portion yolre Whose lower enrls 115 ano are soeurn "o the torivarfl encls ot yolres Y 7hen thus hoolrec positioin the er enel 'lll ot rod seats n in a elei nite relation to the pocket into which the q 'l m" l l Q droppen. lhe lower eno ol supported roel 111 is cnrvecl tornar-cl as et 113 to assist in straightening out the grorn ets, all into the poclrets,

1t will loe unclerstoocl that the icnlsr connection ivi l these rocls 111 enel that torni which is provieleel with 'f The slot 1li@ ot' e slotroviv eventos troni rota l enel are cansecl that the linger l22 ot saiol hoolr iay sivunt; torirartl across the slot thus en the protrnclingq ot the loi/ver t groinet to sustain the entire rovv oi.3 grorrifh` in elevaterl position when the machine is not in use. Normally? lnnvevere this hoot?` is swung to one siele anrl out ot the Way@ so that the prongs oi thel grornets can 'freely slide (lov/n the slot. ln viert7 of this tact, rneans must he provileel tor releasing the gromets one at a time5 as otherwise they woulel all elrop into the pocket he sustainecl thereby. llor effecting operation,

l have provided an escaperoent 123 carrieol loy the roel 124g leest shovvn in lligs. 4, 5,' and 20 to 29 inclusive.. This escapernent has the upper and lower fingers 125 and y126 ottset trom each other in the usual manner, so that loy oscillation of the escapement loaclr and forth the prong or a gromet will toed past it. Normally the roel 125 stands in such position that the protruding prong ot a gromet rests on the lower linger 126, as shown in Figs. 4, and 20 to 22 inclusive. By oscillating the rod 194 in one direction, this loWermost groniet 'The groinets are initially 'teel onto a roo y blow this 'feeding vvill he release@L and the nent groniet will drop clown until its protrutling prong is arreste by the upper linger o the escapoinent New? the tlexiloly supporte l roel lll extends through the central openings ot all grornets. Also the groniets are seen to assuine a position such that their forwarcl prongs restagainst the torwarcl tace ot' sairl rofl., Therefore, as each gromct is releasecl troni the lower linger ot the escapeinent its forward prong Will strike against the outturneel lower enel 113 ot the rofl 111 and a will thus loe fleliver-ecl to the groinet which will straighten it out so that it Will lie in a substantially horizontal position as it t'alls into the poclret 102 llovv, it no other inechanisnoL were pro- Le lj each grornet as thus releasecl will ectly troni the escapeinent inechanisra to the grornet carrier7 passing o owvn through the pocket in the ineen tiines @Wing to the cessit tor strLighteningl out the groinets n all it might seine tinies happen that roinet would not properly tail onto the 5 so that the latter vroule. not l e ahle perform its function in a proper manner: Thereforen l have proviecl mechanism tor teecling the grornets through the pocket. This niechanisin is hest shown n lgs. 3o to 33 'f elusive7 in skeleton teringy ancl associ atecl the pocket in Figs. ancl lll. rlhe mechanism comprises two sets ot upper vlingers 12T-123 ancl 12th-1307 and tvvo sets lower lingers 131-132 133-134 The upper sets of fingers are arlaptecl to vel towarel and troni each other in pairs7 l the lower sets ot lingers are aelapteel to utravel tovvarcl ancl troni each other in pairs, lout the upper anel lower sets travel in oppo site directions at the saine time To acconi plish this resulta the upper lingers 12!-l23 comprise the enols of a ll-shapeel piece 135, the upper lingers 129-130 comprise the enrls ot a til-shaped piece 133., l pin 13'? ei'lects a connection loetween the lil-shaped member 136 and the torwarel enel or' a har i3253 the rear enel ot which har provides the 132 of the lovver set l31-l32- ll-shapecl piece 139 has its endl 140 connecteel to the loar 133 anni its other enel constitutes the linger131 ot the pair 131-132- l tlshapecl meniher 141 has its enel 142 hookecl into a recess of the forward cnil ot the bar 'i4-3 which provieles the finger 133 ot the lower pair, the other enel ot saicl lll-shaped mernher providing the linger 134 of the pair 133-134- "lhe other enel of the har 143 is upturneel at the point 144 and secured to the lll-shaped piece 135. An arno 145 has its central portion secured to the lower end ot the oscillating rocl 124 which carries the escaperneimt7 so that., as said roel is oscillatod, this arm 145 Will loe roclrecl. "When the arm occupies the position of ligs. 32 ani 33, the upper pairs oit lingers will be drawn towarcl lill arranca each other a suiicient distance to sustain a' gromet, while the lower pairs of fingers will be drawn apart a sufficient distance to per-k mit a previous gromet to drop past onto the carrier. On the other hand, when the rod 124 is oscillated, the arm 145 will be reversed in position into that shown in Figsf() and 31, so that the upper pairs of fingers will be separated, while the lower pairs are drawn together, thus permitting the gromet which previously rested on the upper pairs of fingers to drop through onto the lower pairs of fixtures, and be sustained by them.

In Figs. 20 to 29 inclusive, I have shown the several successive positions which the various mechanisms assume. I/Vhen a gromet is sustained on the lower fingers of the escapement, as in Fig..20, the lower pairs of fingers are together, while the upper ones are separated. When the rod 124 is rocked into its rear position, the lower pairs of fingers will be drawn apart to permit the gromet resting on them to drop onto the carrier. Simultaneously, the upper pairs of fingers will draw together and will have approached to such yan extent before a gromet is released from the escapement, that when such release takes place this new gromet will drop onto the upper pairs of fingers, as in Fig. 23. At the same time the next gromet from the flexibly supported rod 111 will be caught on the upper finger of the escapement.

Ihen the mechanisms reverse'position, in changing from that of Fig. 28 to that of Fig. 29, the gromet which was on the upper pairs of fingers will drop to the lower pairs and the next succeeding gromet on the rod will be dropped from the upper finger of the escapement to the lower one.

Inasmuch as the fabric or cloth is first punched and the gromet is afterward set, means should be provided for gripping the fabric before the punching operation and securely holding it, so that it cannot move after being punched and before the gromet is set. Otherwise the gromet may not be properly located with respect to the hole of the fabric, and furthermore the prongs of the gromet would probably not pass through the cloth, unless properly linedA up withthe perforations caused by the rods 78. In order to securely hold the cloth or fabric, I have provided the shoes 146 and 147 which clamp the cloth against the member 51 at the beginning of an operation. Each of these shoes is of substantially U-shaped form having its legs 148 and 149 engaging the member 50 between them, so that `they can slide up and down with respect to said member. Each of the legs is preferably slotted' as at 150, tap nuts 151 being extended through these slots into the member 50 to guide the shoes in their vertical movements. A cross rod or shaft 152 extending between the yokes 40 and 41 carries the lever bar 153 at one side and the lever bar 154 at the other. A spring 155 tends to raise the rear end of jthe lever153, thus depressing the forward end thereof, rotating the shaft, and likewise depressing the forward end of the lever 154. Means are provided for depressing the rear end of the lever 153 only when the machine stands in its normal position, thereby raising the forward ends of both levers against the tension of the spring. A link 155 extends from the forward end of each lever to the corresponding shoe, so that, whenthe rear end of the lever 153 is released, the spring will cause said lever to tilt in the other direction and depress the shoes. A spring connection 157 is provided in each of the links, so that each of the shoes will be flexibly pressed against the member '51, thus permitting the shoes to equalize their pressure on the fabric at both sides of the female die.

-The manner by which the lever arm 153 is raised against the tension of the spring for purposes. of releasing the shoes from the fabric will presently appear.

In order to facilitate an accurate centering of the cloth or other fabric, so as to insure placing the eyelets at the proper points, I have provided an indicating rod. This is the rod 158 shown particularly in Figs. 4 and `6. It projects down through the rod which raises and lowers the male die, y

but is slidably mounted within the same. Its lower end 159 extends down below the plane of the male die and press-head when the machine is standing idle. In such position, it would interfere with the back and forth movements of the gromet carrier. F or this reason, means are'provided for raising the indicating rod at the commencement of an y operation, so that .itrises into the dotted line position illustrated inFig. 21. Thereafter, it remains in this raised position until a complete operation has been performed.

Having thus described the main operative elements of the herein illustrated embodiment of my machine, I will now proceedto describe the mechanisms. which are herein disclosed for causingthe several elements to go through a complete cycle of movements' in the proper relative manner to perform a complete operation.v

In the mechanism which is herein shown and described, I have adapted a system of cams for effecting such movements through the medium of links and other connections, but it will soon be apparent that it is in no wise necessary to use cams, and I have simply illustrated themas a 'simple mechanism for accomplishing the desired results. The several cams are keyed or otherwise secured to a main Shaft 1GO which spans the space between the yokes 40 and 41 and finds a bearing in them. Rotation of this shaft will rotate the cams and. cause the several mechlll enisms to opeinte. For tliis purpose, e nia-in gear ll is loosely mountefl on the shaft 1603 boing preventeil from sliding oilf enclwise from tlie saine by ineens of e pin 152. This innin gen1 carries on its inner ineen eintob bloei: i133, best slionf'n in Fig. 2.; Wliieli oonseqnently rotates with tbe geen mes-ns o? n ti-nin ot geni-ing, inelmling tlie pinion i657 pinion NSG, enti gear lo?, e ot speed is seenre. Lire` e Wheel lGf-B Wbieli entries e Aion tation of: tbe ily wheel in the direction o sri-ow will rotetetbe mein gear in the .tion oit its arrow. i motor or other unisin i7@ is snitnblT secure@A to tbe oit tbe ineelnine enel drives tbe 'fly im, i

wheel tin on gli tbe ineclinl'n o e belt, or otlier eonneetion lll.

continued application of power to i Jtorg the main geni lill Willbe Caused to r1 "nte oontinnonsly7 'that some if i mechanism must intern i .L

seid mein gear enel tbe eher" eontrol tbe operations of For this pairpose jf seenrefl the mein elle i boli crank liool; 1735 't-iie lioolr llo is adapted to enteli onto tbe bloeit ibo main weer? when bell er? sinking l'l A farol the sie@ so will be engage t by the blo `ns' eileet e driving Connection bee sleeve oonsemenl between tbe mein e the mein sli is long tne bell erontr is zilon'eal maintain sno position tliis o inn; oonn/wtion will be eontinnecl- 'l nro prmfnlecl if'orV ente/rry cally tbe liooliV from tbe bloei*i it tb enel of n ejgficle so that the nieeliine will e enily run single eyele or o o-erw 'lien require :i mnnijnletfn on tbe ian-rt of he operator before the next eyele operation will be eii'eetecl. This means in the @instru/tion berein shown comprises fr or :rm 176 pivote@ to yoke tbe A il??? carrying et its npgxer enel; a pin il@ mounted to more into line with 'tbe tree :mn ot the bell Crank enel movement? and norineliy thrown int-o suoli. foosition by ineens of a. Spring 179. u11er. this erm or bur i7@ stands in the 'position shown in Fig". l. the finger i7@ will automatically eri-est tbe movement of tlie eyele'tin'g inerliine by disconnecting the main gear from tbe mein shaft, because, as the bell -erenlr book travels up, its free erm. Will strike the pin 178, thereby arresting the seme, and ro teting,l the bell crank until its book disengeges from the block.

Any meeiienism .which will swing the erm i7@ momentarily, will clisengage the finger 1.78 from the 'free enel of tbe bell Crank, thus permitting the spring 175 to swing the oelljgf stop when one comp te or and Will bell omni; on its pivot, snel tlins allow tbe nook to drop in toward tbe mein sont@ sotnet 1t will `be engaged by 'tn-e bloeit M337 when the same eoines erouncl in its roi ion Now, it tlie erin 176 Were perm i go swung and not alloweol to elrop b;

bool; would. remain in engagein block until the Wes elloirv'e.

benin so that the ineoliine mig-"lit openD number of eyeles., liy rens be that it is neoessergT shift eeoli operation is performed i retely position tie olotb by iinlieating; roti, might eesw the next eyelet would l plee/eel? if the machine were ope tinuonsly. ',ll ereitore, lieve. me; ns whereby in the norn. the mneliine 'tile ern snub terilfy incl tlien i Yieelintelj/f gercliess of tbe 'inet that tbe L maintain bis r erm or' root or pedal or lie-notie9 so tlint essnry tlie operator to: release A or bend-le;l but tno nnieli ietibeen performed. Tbereoter5 it Wi i 'tor the operator to ieleztse lmnclle enti again @ness swing erin r other clutching operation The ineens herein Cliseloseo having, its l engage n pin iierm i7 to :tores s swine" the wb` erin I 'llie ringer 182 is pivoter?. to` tli tbe point 185, e so@ 13G serif innlly reise tlie to pos treteol, but permitting tbe finge b order to permit the erin to Without again throwrg tbe erin treedle or other device niejy be ool` a bnr 18'?r of the erm, so tmt Wlien the peeled. is depressed, the erm .Will be pulled, clown., @bifionslya the operator may retain tbe erin in iowereol position es long es elesii fie but 'tbe bei: No Will not be again operateei nntil tbe pedial has been releesecl allow tbe erm to riset so that7 when the erm is again olepresseLe the ber NGT/ill be The oem mechanism herein shown anal cle- 1, scribed for eiieoting the several movements is adapted. to secure positive drive in both directionsthat is to stty, lieve not reliecl upon tbe .use of a Spring or other similar mechanism for restoring eeeli ot the mein operative parts, but have 'provideol @am mechanism. dfor driving in both directions. For this purpose, e double com is provided for eeen of tbe major movements. Each double cem or pair of Gems operates through lower end 229 ot the yoke and the cross piece 101 ot the .ngers of the washer lieed. is desired that a slight excess oit movement be given by the cams 22T and 28@ in order to insure a complete forward and back movement oi the washer feeding lingers.

The cams and yoke of llig. 18 are rior the purpose oli actuating the presshead. lor 'this purpose, a crank is loosely mounted on the cross bar 202, and a crank 233 is pinned to the upper end ot the sleeve or collar 5d: at 'the point and both these cranks are pinned together at the point 235. Thus a toggle is provided by straightening out whichv the sleeve, press-head and gromet carrier will be lowered. A link or other connection 236 has its forward end pinned to the toggle at the point 235 and its rear end pinned to the yoke 237(v at the point 238. lin order to actuate this yoke7 the cams 239 and 240 are provided. The former ot these maintains the yoke normally to the lett, so that the toggle is thrown back and the presshead is lifted. This position is maintained during the beginning of the cycle, but shortly thereafter the cam 2&0 swings the yoke rapidly to the right, thus edecting a comparatively rapid descent ot the press head. Afterward, the press-head rises slower than the male die to edect the stripping operation. Subsequently, the cam 2l() again swings the yoke to the right until the point 24:1 of said cam is reached, at which point further movement of the yoke is momentarily arrested. At this instant, the gromet carrier is swinging back out ot the way, having previously swung forward to carry a gromet beneath the press-head. When the gromet carrier has swung back the point 242 ot the cam 240 comes into play and movement of the yoke toward the right is completed, thus finishing the riveting operation. Afterward, the yoke is again thrown to the left and maintained in its initial position.

The cam and yoke shown in llig. 19 are for the purpose of raising and lowering the anvil. For this purpose, the anvil block 95 carries the cross pin 243, to which is pinned the link 244C. i crank 245 has its lower end secured to a short rod 246., the lower tace of which rod rests on a -fairly stift but compressible substance 247. The plate 248 is removably attached to the ineinber 51, so that this substance, such as' still rubber or the like, can be renewed Jfrom time to time. The crank and link are pinned together at the point 249, so that, when the rod 246 is rotated, said elements virtually constitute a toggle to raise the anvil. A crank 250 is rigidly connected to the rod 246, a link or the like 251 establishing communication between the lower end 252 otn the yoke 253 and the crank 250. This is done by a pin connection 254%.

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tpl iafroe- The cam 255 normally holds the yoke to the lett, so that its lower end is thrown forward and thus the toggle is bent and 'the anvil maintained in lowered position. Toward the latter portion of the cycle, the cam 256 commences to throw the yoke to the right and thus raises the anvil. llow ever, this movement is arrested morirm-L tarily, when the point 257 of the cam is reached, at which instant the downward movement ci the press-headwas also arrested, to permit the gromct carrier to be moved out oit 'the way. Afterward the point 258 ot the cam 256 completes 'the throw of the yoke and thus completes the riveting operation. Then the yoke is restored to its normal position and the operation is complete.

lFor the purpose oit raising and lowering the indicating rod, the arm 259 is pivoted to the yoke l() at the point 260. This arm has its forward end 261 bent inward and hooked to the upper end 262 of the indient ing rod. A spring 263 normally lowers the rear end of the arm 259, thus raisingthe indicating rod out of the way. However, just as the cycle of operations is completed a pin 261i on the outer tace of the cam 255 strikes the rear end of the arm 259 to raise the same and thus lower the indicating rod.

lin order to release the shoes'lfl and 1-'l-l a pin 265 on the outer face of the cam 189 releases the arm 153 at the commencement of the cycle of operations, so that the spring 155 can lower the slices, and they will be retained in lowered position until the cycle is practically completed.

The sequence oit movement of the several mechanisms will be readily understood lio from an examination of Figs. 20 to 29 inis soon as the clutch comes into action and the main shait and cams commence to rotate the indicating rod will be released and will risc up and out of the way. At thc same time the clamping shoes will be dropped to clamp the fabric lirmly on both sides of the female die. llmmcdiatcly thereafter the press-head and gromet carrier will commence to descend, but the male die and rods Z3 will descend more rapidly than the press-head, so that those Will enter the female die to effect the punch ing ope'ation before the press-head has completed its descent. The press-head and carrier will then commence to rise slowly, r-

but the male dic and rods 73 will rise rapidly, so that they will soon draw up above the lower sur ace of the press-head to strip the cloth from the male die. vlll/'hen the presshead has risen nearly its full amount, the dropping mechanism will reverse position to release a gromet "from the low'cr fingers of the dropping mechanism and allow such gromct to drop down and be supported by the carrier. By the same los 

